A Lifetime of love

Could I take this opportunity to thank you all for your wonderful support, I won poem of the month for a second time thanks to your lovely comments, this is my latest poem x

A Lifetime of love

She took it from the proffered tray
A pile of dirt held in her hand
Why God had taken him this way
Dolly could never understand.

She threw it softly on the lid
As if afraid to waken him
A crumpled rose from view was hid
Her future now looked very grim

Saying goodbye to his two friends
Thanked them for attending today
George said that ‘friendship never ends’
And he’d nothing to do anyway!

Dolly scowled and shook her head
Adjusted the old black hat she’d found
In the dusty box beneath the bed
Then heading homeward, she was bound

What would she do without her Ted
He’d always seen to everything
How would she sleep alone in bed
Would she hear the alarm bell ring.

Turning the key in the front door
It seemed so quiet in the hall
The noise of ticking, Nothing more
That ticking clock upon the wall.

Filling the kettle making tea
Reaching up for the silver tray
Placing two cups absent-mindedly
Taking one, put it away

Hands trembling she sat in the chair
Tears made tracks down her wrinkled face
She needed Ted, wished he was there
Placing cup on doily of lace

She took off her glasses, rubbed her eyes
She’d had a long day and was tired
Two turning up had been a surprise
Both men that Ted admired

They’d fought together during the war
Watched out for each other in life
They were with Ted the night before
He had taken her for his wife.

She fell into a slumber so deep
A sleep that was unplanned
She could see a staircase very steep
Ted stood there, holding out his hand

Their eyes met and fingers touched
Holding each other they kissed
Turning around hands tightly clutched
Climbed the stairway into the mist

She was found dead ten days later
she had passed away in her sleep
She was sent alone to her creator
There was no one else left to weep.

Eric Harvey.

About the author

eric1
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Hi, I am a grandfather of four beautiful Grandchildren, I have one son and three daughters, We lost Vickie to Cancer in December 2013, she was 23 years old, whoever said time heals haven't lost a child. My profile picture is of Vickie and I haven't changed it since she died, I have a wonderful loving wife without whom I would not have made it through. My escape is writing poetry, I have had five published to date, I now have two books published 'World War One In Verse' is available on Amazon books and 'Poetry From The Heart' is available on Amazon or Feed a Read, just enter the title and my name Eric Harvey. If you love the 50's, 60.s and 70's my new book of poems will take you back to those days, 'A Poetic Trip Along Memory Lane' will jog your memories of bygone days.

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